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Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Secondary amyloid A (AA ... muscle wasting Bone ... light chain AA ... Persistent pleural effusions ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... biventricular wall ... large pericardial effusion ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... POCUS #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... biventricular wall ... large pericardial effusion ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... POCUS #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... biventricular wall ... large pericardial effusion ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... POCUS #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... biventricular wall ... large pericardial effusion ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... POCUS #clinical #Echocardiogram
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
of Respiratory Center ... Loss of Chest Wall ... Left Shunt - Anatomic ... Disease and more • Diffusion ... UnremarkableLab #AA
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
PratsEM Distorted anatomy ... on the RV free wall ... No pericardial effusion ... Sarcoma #malignant #cancer ... POCUS #clinical #echocardiogram